Social Scene: Newcomer’s September luncheon

Marco Island Yacht Club was the backdrop for the September Newcomers Luncheon.

Rookery Bay hosts National Estuaries Day

We live surrounded by an amazing, unique natural ecosystem, but too often we pass by without seeing it.

Life rebooted: Parrish protects your data

Operating a computer company on Marco Island involves a lot of what you might expect.

Teen pilots airplane with supplies to Bahamas

Flying a single-engine airplane full of pet supplies to Bahamas was an easy decision for 19-year-old Andi Miller.

Explore the depths of the Gulf with Scuba Marco

Since 1998 Marco Island's first and only scuba outfitter and dive shop has been helping residents and visitors get underwater and certified to dive.

Goodland couple comingle artistic sensibilities

Two of the most notable, designer Sherri Morrison and photographer Jim Freeman, are married to each other.

Bell is consulting scholar at Penn museum

Bell, the curator of collections at the Marco Island Historical Museum ...

Marco Island on list of islands to vacation

The travel site TripAdvisor added Marco Island to a list of 14 scenic island vacations in U.S. "oozing with charm."

Niess, at 96, stays active

Richard Niess makes his way into Addicted to Fitness in East Naples like clockwork every Monday and Wednesday at 11:30 a.m.

Bicking fights cancer with no insurance policy

There are few things more disquieting than being told, “you have cancer.”

Exploring the biology of estuaries via kayak

However much you know about mangroves, wetlands, and estuaries, when you return from a Rising Tide Adventures kayaking excursion, you will know more.

New tour boat lets you exercise – or not

he newest entrant in the small armada of tour boats that want to help get people out on the waters around Marco Island has a novel spin.

Audubon protects Tigertail’s black skimmers

Black skimmers chicks need what all babies need – food, parenting, and protection from danger as they navigate the most vulnerable moment in their lives.

Key Marco Cat returns home to a welcoming island

Even before the grand opening of an exhibition centered around the Key Marco Cat, a line to visit the prehistoric feline statue snaked around the room built for it.

Bobcat kitten rescued on Marco

Marco’s wild bobcat kitten is on its way to a new life. Officer Allan Reyes doesn’t know how the kitten came to be along the side of San Marco Road.

How Marco artist dealt with cancer diagnosis

It’s an experience too many women have gone through. Last October, a routine mammogram detected cancer in Malenda Trick’s right breast.

Ask the Pharmacist: Berberine helps with brain-related disorders

Everyone understands that insulin levels play a role in blood sugar metabolism and that insufficient levels lead to hyperglycemia and then diabetes.

Photos: Rosh Hashanah, JCMI, 2019

Social Scene: Woman’s Club Summer luncheon

The Marco Island Woman’s Club September Summer Luncheon was held at the Hilton Marco Island Beach Resort & Spa.

Photos: Woman’s Club summer luncheon

Social Scene: Just Friends meet

"Just Friends” hosted an informative program about “Always There” Home Health Care at their monthly luncheon at the Yacht Club.

Photos: Estuaries Day at Rookery Bay, 2019

Pharmacist: B deficiency apparent in the potty

When you think of B complex, you probably think of it as one B vitamin, but “B complex” refers to a group of B vitamins consisting of B1, B2, B3, B6 and others.

Tourism stars recognized at Naples event

At an annual event held Friday at the Naples Grande Beach Resort, awards went to the top hospitality and tourism employees in the region, with a focus on those who create new, adventurous ways to deliver extraordinary service.

Gardening: The spectacular century plant

The century plant (Agave Americana) is an agave that is native to Mexico but is now found worldwide.

For the Love of Cats receives donations

For the Love of Cats has received donations from Conditioned Air of Naples, MIFA and will be once again be a Winn Dixie community bag.

Democratic Women support Manatee Elementary

Manatee Elementary School, located near Marco Island, is a prime example of an “underserved” school.

Pharmacist: Issue with popular OTC medicine

The news broke on Sept. 13, with a statement from the Dr. Janet Woodcock, the director at the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.

Gardening: The proper way to mow your lawn

Proper mowing of your lawn can kill weeds and chinch bugs, cure disease, save water and provide fertilizer.

Pharmacist: Why some drugs work, others don’t

Medication treatment should be based upon the neurotransmitters that are imbalanced.

Gardening: Simplicity equals good design

When it comes to landscaping, simplicity equals good design and low maintenance.

Re-wrapped bus is the pride of the Y

The bus in question recently underwent a sponsored facelift, largely due to the generosity of the Island Bike Shop's Matt Walthour.

Hurricane Irma: How Marco weathered the storm

Hurricane Irma strengthened into a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane on Sept. 5, 2017. Five days later, it made landfall on Marco Island, Fla.

Pharmacist: Bubonic plague is on the rise

Let’s talk about bubonic plague from a medical standpoint, not a political one. It’s making a new deadly appearance.

Volunteers scour South Beach during cleanup

It could have been a very different cleanup. Over 40 volunteers scoured South Beach on Tuesday just before sunset.

Gardening: Another month of heat and heavy rain

September is here with another month of heat and heavy rain. This month is the height of hurricane-season.

Pharmacist: 9 reasons to eat pumpkin seeds

Pumpkins can be white, yellow or green. They’re not all orange! Did you know Antartica is the only country that can’t grow a pumpkin?

Marriott hosts filmmakers for competition

Marketing takes many forms at the island’s JW Marriott. A big part of that is outreach to meeting planners.

Marco Y hosts diverse monthly health fairs

It was a get-together where you could have your blood pressure checked, where you could learn about home health services for older folk ...

Pharmacist: Natural remedies to treat psoriasis

Many people take “biologic” drugs that have anti-inflammatory actions on the body and reduce the symptoms of auto-immune conditions.